diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
index acb3da11fd19..32aa4b41f30b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 
 let
   mod = kernel != null;
-  dpdkVersion = "21.02";
+  dpdkVersion = "21.05";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dpdk";
   version = "${dpdkVersion}" + lib.optionalString mod "-${kernel.version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-${dpdkVersion}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-CZJKKoJVGqKZeKNoYYT4oQX1L1ZAsb4of1QLLJHpSJs==";
+    sha256 = "sha256-HhJJm0xfzbV8g+X+GE6mvs3ffPCSiTwsXvLvsO7BLws=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [